Thermo-hydro-mechanical simulation of cooling-induced fault reactivation in Dutch geothermal reservoirs
Geothermal energy is one of the most viable sources of renewable heat. However, the potential risk of induced seismicity associated with geothermal operations may slow down the growth of the geothermal sector. Previous research has led to significant progress in understanding fluid-injection-induced...
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| description | Geothermal energy is one of the most viable sources of renewable heat. However, the potential risk of induced seismicity associated with geothermal operations may slow down the growth of the geothermal sector. Previous research has led to significant progress in understanding fluid-injection-induced seismicity in geothermal reservoirs. However, an in-depth assessment of thermal effects on the seismic risk was generally considered to be of secondary importance. This study aims to investigate the relative influence of temperature and key geological and operational parameters on the slip tendency of pre-existing faults. This is done through coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical simulations of the injection and production processes in synthetic geothermal reservoir models of the most utilized and potentially exploitable Dutch geothermal reservoir formations: Slochteren sandstone, Delft sandstone and Dinantian limestone. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5025e37f0d4545fd9e5be1ab4680dea22024-01-30T08:47:40ZengCambridge University PressNetherlands Journal of Geosciences0016-77461573-97082024-01-0110310.1017/njg.2023.12Thermo-hydro-mechanical simulation of cooling-induced fault reactivation in Dutch geothermal reservoirsBakul Mathur0Hannes Hofmann1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0778-6141Mauro Cacace2Gergő András Hutka3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9301-6081Arno Zang4Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, GermanyHelmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ - German Research Center for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, GermanyHelmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ - German Research Center for Geosciences, Potsdam, GermanyHelmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ - German Research Center for Geosciences, Potsdam, GermanyHelmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ - German Research Center for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany Universität Potsdam, Potsdam, GermanyGeothermal energy is one of the most viable sources of renewable heat. However, the potential risk of induced seismicity associated with geothermal operations may slow down the growth of the geothermal sector. Previous research has led to significant progress in understanding fluid-injection-induced seismicity in geothermal reservoirs. However, an in-depth assessment of thermal effects on the seismic risk was generally considered to be of secondary importance. This study aims to investigate the relative influence of temperature and key geological and operational parameters on the slip tendency of pre-existing faults. This is done through coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical simulations of the injection and production processes in synthetic geothermal reservoir models of the most utilized and potentially exploitable Dutch geothermal reservoir formations: Slochteren sandstone, Delft sandstone and Dinantian limestone.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0016774623000124/type/journal_articleGeothermal energyThe Netherlandsinduced seismicitynumerical modellingslip tendency analysis |
| spellingShingle | Bakul Mathur Hannes Hofmann Mauro Cacace Gergő András Hutka Arno Zang Thermo-hydro-mechanical simulation of cooling-induced fault reactivation in Dutch geothermal reservoirs Netherlands Journal of Geosciences Geothermal energy The Netherlands induced seismicity numerical modelling slip tendency analysis |
| title | Thermo-hydro-mechanical simulation of cooling-induced fault reactivation in Dutch geothermal reservoirs |
| title_full | Thermo-hydro-mechanical simulation of cooling-induced fault reactivation in Dutch geothermal reservoirs |
| title_fullStr | Thermo-hydro-mechanical simulation of cooling-induced fault reactivation in Dutch geothermal reservoirs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermo-hydro-mechanical simulation of cooling-induced fault reactivation in Dutch geothermal reservoirs |
| title_short | Thermo-hydro-mechanical simulation of cooling-induced fault reactivation in Dutch geothermal reservoirs |
| title_sort | thermo hydro mechanical simulation of cooling induced fault reactivation in dutch geothermal reservoirs |
| topic | Geothermal energy The Netherlands induced seismicity numerical modelling slip tendency analysis |
| url | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0016774623000124/type/journal_article |
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